Country artists stream living room gigs to raise funds for flood relief
Country artists across the motu have showcased their skills online for flood relief.
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Looters take 'whatever was left undestroyed' at Napier Golf Club
It wasn't just floodwaters that ravaged the Napier Golf Club.
‘If I’d stayed, we’d have both drowned’: Margaret, 76, swims through flooded orchard to save husband’s life
With floodwaters rising around her, Margaret had to act.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Dozens of offenders with ankle bracelets remain unmonitored a week on
Select high-risk offenders are being manually monitored by cops and Corrections.
'Heartbreaking': Dad digging to 5yo daughter’s grave buried under cyclone silt
Against a backdrop of activity, Peter quietly works away shovelling.
Cyclone Gabrielle and a tale of two cities
OPINION: A Napier mother of two details the blows of Mother Nature, and finds hope.
‘We are now a mud flat’: The East Coast devastation and the long road to recovery
Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc on the East Coast.
Opinion: Govt risks losing rural Kiwis left to fight Gabrielle on their own
Rural communities have gone days without support.
'We are very lucky': Tangoio Marae takes the brunt of the storm
Its floors have been coated in a knee-deep sea of mud.
'Ready to boil over': Whirinaki community mucking in - as tension over looters rises
Checkpoints set up by residents to stop looters, as 'unreal' community clean up continues.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Napier records second-wettest day ever
'Gabrielle is one of the worst storms to hit Aotearoa New Zealand in living history.'
Reserve among issues discussed by Dannevirke Community Board
A Dannevirke resident has raised the issue of repairs needed at a local spot.
$5m raised! Generous Kiwis contribute to Red Cross/NZ Herald/NZME campaign
Donation follows huge community support for fundraiser.
Sting cancels Napier show in wake of Cyclone Gabrielle
The singer will make a donation to the Hawke’s Bay Foundation’s Cyclone Relief Fund.
Watch: Man re-lives harrowing discovery of 80-year-old couple he thought were dead
Ian Cadwallader takes the Herald through house where he thought he'd find three bodies.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Puketapu community drawn closer together through flooding
People living in Puketapu have lost their homes, but found their community.
'Combined effort': Estimated $100k-plus worth of supplies flown to Hawke's Bay
The pilots would keep flying “for as long we have donations coming in”.
Cyclone Gabrielle: What do the spray-painted markings mean?
Emergency crews are marking abandoned properties after rescues. Here's what they mean.
Live: Looters, crime - Road workers threatened at gunpoint, Nash grilled over gang comments
Almost a week on from Cyclone Gabrielle, work goes on to restore services and clean up.
Sea and shoreline searches under way in Napier
All the latest developments from Sunday following Cyclone Gabrielle.
$4m raised! ASB’s massive donation for Red Cross/NZ Herald/NZME campaign
Donation follows huge community support for fundraiser.
'Cruel': 59 arrests for looting, dishonesty; police crack down as residents build road blocks
More than 100 officers from throughout New Zealand have joined those in Eastern District.
This little piggy went to bed, in a flooded muddy bedroom it’s claimed as its own
Sometimes flood stories can sound a lot like fairytales.
‘We don’t know when we’ll see them again’: Tearful farmers, parents pay thousands to evacuate kids by chopper
One Mum paid more than $7000 to fly her two daughters out to safety.
Live: 3200 still 'missing'; 59 arrests for looting, dishonesty - PM speaks on the rebuild
The Prime Minister delivers the latest on the cyclone's aftermath.
Tales from a power cut: The elderly Napier couple desperate for their toast fix
Several Napier suburbs will get power back soon, but one elderly couple is making do.
'Everyone needs to have patience': When will Napier have power?
Napier MP Stuart Nash has called on the community to be patient.
Basic fibre restored for Gisborne after last-minute digger blunder
Telco boss calls blunder disheartening for crews working 24/7. Telcos offer free data.
Esk Valley heroes: The ‘three Māori boys’ who came to the rescue with their jetboat
Rikki and Mikey Kihi hopped in their mate Morehu Maxwell's jetboat without hesitation.
Watch: Furry friends find safe haven at Hastings Racecourse after cyclone
Hastings racecourse becomes a hub for animal help and household donations.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Who are the 11 known victims?
Two more deaths were confirmed by police this morning, taking toll to 11.
'So special': Widow's priceless treasure rescued from cyclone-destroyed home
Family, friends rally around widow whose Esk Valley home was destroyed by cyclone.
More 'rogue' politicians needed in Napier
OPINION: They are well-intentioned but do little to rattle political cages or shake trees.
'We could come across people yet': Napier coastline search under way
Search and rescue teams have been scouring kilometres of slash and debris on the coast.